CONTENTS. 
CHAPTER XX. 
Waters of Damascus. — Lake Hhotaibe. — Christians. — Com- 
merce — Products. — Climate. — Breeds of Horses. — Costumes. 
—Women. — Health. — Schools. — Public Festivals. — Govern- 
ment. — Fortifications. — Bedouins of Anaze. — Salakhie 
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CHAPTER XXI. 
Journey to Aleppo.— Description of the Khans. — Caravan — Tad- 
mor or Palmyra.- — Town of Horns. — River of Orontes. — 
Town of Hama. — Freedom of Manners. — Nocturnal Ren- 
counter. — Arrival at Aleppo. — Remark on that Town 324 
CHAPTER XXII. 
Journey to Constantinople. — Antioch. — Tarsus. — Hordes of Tur- 
coman Shepherds. — Manner of Travelling in Turkey. — Town 
of Konia. — Assiom Kairassare. — Kutaihe. — Chain of Mount 
Olympus. — Scutari. — Entry into Constantinople - 340 
CHAPTER XXIII. 
Description of Constantinople. — The Bosphorus. — The Port. — 
The Arsenal. — Pera. — Top-hana. — Galata. — Streets of Con- 
stantinople. — Saint Sophia.— -Procession of the Sultan on Fri- 
days. — The Mosques.— Eyoub. — Relics of the Prophet. — 
Seraglio, or Palace of the Sultan.' — Carriages. — Hippodrome. 
— Castle of the Seven Towers. — Walls - - 371 
CHAPTER XXIV. 
Cistern of Phyllosene. — Column of Constantine. — Market for 
Females. — Bezesteinn or Great Bazar. — District of the 
Light-House. — Alai Kiosk of the Sultan.— Point of the Se- 
raglio. — Banks of the Sea of Marmora. — Barracks of the 
Bombardiers. — Sultan's Pleasure-House. — Illuminations of 
the Ramadan. — Festival of the Beyram or Easter. — Waters of 
Constantinople. — Character of the Turks. — Amusements. — 
Women— Climate 393 
CHAPTER XXV. 
Present State of Turkey. — Barbarism of the Turks. — Janissaries. 
—Oddities of this Corps. — Bostandjies. — Gunners or Bom- 
